by jeffl » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:15 pm
You guys must have higher standards than me; I've been stuck on Special 20s for prob'ly 15 years now (that's a real rough guess), and I've just never felt any real shortcomings in playing them right outa the box. I've purchased Suzukis, Seydels, Herings,LOs, other Hohners, etc., and just never found anything that feels so right for me and didn't reveal any drawbacks. 80% of my playin' is acoustic blues (playing off a 58) in a jam setting with the same bunch though, so I play in a real non-critical and laidback environment. Even when I sit in with other bands on stage the prevailing standard is whether or not I can hold my own and if we're havin' a good time. Incidentallly, I needed a B harp last week for a tune also. I went down to my local store and asked 'em to order one, without lookin' in their harp display, for obvious reasons. One of the sales guys remembered that they had one; who woulda thunk? They guessed that it was me who ordered that one initially and just failed to pick it up, since they don't order "B" for stock; my need for it this time was probably exposed by the same tune that caused me to order it in the first place.